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Leicester City 0-3 Liverpool
by Layth Yousif
at Filbert Way
A MERE seven years ago Leicester City stunned the football world by winning the Premier League in one of sport's greatest fairy tales. Fast-forward to 2023 and this homely club staffed with good people behind the scenes has been ailing on the pitch.
On Monday evening in front of a pre-match rainbow, with local band Kasabian booming out over the speakers, Dean Smith's side required a victory to move them out of the relegation places. Lose and their fight to stay in the top-flight would be taken out of their hands.
As the atmosphere grew before kick-off the PA announcer asked that the 32,225 fans in attendance kindly leave their clappers behind for others to use in the next game.
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